Thursday November 5, 2009 Serving San José State University since 1934 Volume 133, Issue 36

SPORTS]]]OPINION A&E SJSU defender used Are students forced Zombie sends fans sports to avoid trouble to grow up too fast? to the pit Page 6 Page 7 Page 4 Scavengers collect materials on campus By Jill Abell Staff Writer

ith a fuzzy, brown hat rest- Wing on her tangled hair, and large black sunglasses shadowing her eyes, Donna Hale sits outside King Library accompanied by her rusty shopping cart. As night lifts off the streets, rat- tling shopping carts can be heard in the distance, along with alumi- num, plastic and glass trapped in soggy trash bags, grinding across pavement and leaving a trail of slime in its wake. Unauthorized recycling collec- tors roam downtown San Jose and SJSU’s campus, earning a living by cashing in plastic and glass bottles, and aluminum cans. Hale said she is originally from St. Louis, Mo., and said she has lived in San Jose for the past fi ve years. She said she came here to be closer to her sister, who lives in Sacramento, but said she also loves the warm weather. Hale said she pushes all of her belongings in a shopping cart around downtown San Jose, and [ Chad Ziemendorf / Spartan Daily ] she does not have a home. Mariano Hernandez has collected recyclables for fi ve years at SJSU. He collects Social Security, since a major heart surgery has left him disabled. “This basket will give me about $45 to $50,” he said in a combination of Spanish and English. “Today is a good day.” See HOMELESS, Page 3 University Wi-Fi Some SJSU programs slip past budget restrictions By Jill Abell dumps Comcast Staff Writer By Husain Sumra “It would be a lot easier,” she Staff Writer said. alent-based programs are Sloan said students will now get Tgiven special treatment in ccessing the wireless Internet more interactivity with technical admitting prospective students Aat SJSU has gone through a support at the help desk if they need outside of Santa Clara County, change. help. an SJSU offi cial said. Th e wireless Internet at SJSU “Th ey can actually sit down and California State Univer- switched managers from Comcast talk to us,” he said. sity impaction guidelines to the university Friday, said an in- Nithin Kumar, a master’s student allow special-talent admis- formation technology consultant in industrial and systems engineer- sions for the school of mu- with academic technology at the ing, said he thought the university sic and dance, and intercol- university help desk. will respond quicker to potential legiate athletics, said Pat Steve Sloan, also a lecturer who problems. Lopes Harris, director of teaches new media, said the transi- “I think I would get a better feed- media relations at SJSU. tion was mostly because of budget back (from the help desk),” he said. Natalie Stull, a senior ki- reasons. Sloan said SJSU had diff erent nesiology major with a con- “We’re saving a lot of money,” priorities compared with Comcast. centration in athletics train- he said. “We pride ourselves on provid- ing, said all colleges should He said the process of switching ing the best customer service in the have the same admission [ Kirsten Aguilar / Spartan Daily ] from Comcast to the university was San Jose State community,” he said. requirements. Students in the school of music and dance play during a symphony band class Wednes- like unplugging a cable from one Sloan said that although SJSU day. The school is one of the few departments exempt from having to limit their stu- place and plugging it into another. is managing the network, students See TALENT, Page 8 dent admittance to those residing in Santa Clara County. According to the new wireless shouldn’t expect problems that were login page for SJSU, users will now happening before the change to not be redirected to the Web page they happen now. Student creates video game art at SJSU are trying to access when they at- “It’s still the same network,” he tempt to log onto the network. said. By Husain Sumra was something he wanted to cre- If one criminal rats out the caught and placed in the “pris- Sam Debey, a senior animation/ He said there was a period of Staff Writer ate. other, they will be freed, but if oner’s dilemma,” he said. illustration major, said he felt that network instability Friday, but SJSU “(Video) games as art is they both rat each other out, Th e player is then asked to the university managing the wireless was prepared. wo prisoners in neighboring something people have done, they’d both end up in jail, he choose between ratting out the is a good thing. “We were prepared for a lot more Tcells hatch a plan to escape but I think it defi nitely should said. other prisoner or not saying a “Th e campus does a good job of hiccups than there were,” he said. through a hole in the back walls be explored more,” he said. Rosener said the game has word, he said. taking care … taking matters into Justin Croly, an IT support spe- of their cells, and jump over logs, Rosener said the game was two versions — a full and longer Th e decision of the other their own hands,” he said. cialist at the university help desk, said drill through walls and outrun based around the game theory version of the game is available prisoner in the online version of Sloan said the transition has the Wi-Fi in the southern part of police dogs. “prisoner’s dilemma.” online, and a shorter version the game is based upon the deci- gone smoothly so far. campus went down for a short time, Th at’s a scenario from a video He said “prisoner’s dilemma” that was available in his gallery, sions of the player on the arcade “I think our group has done a and said some students were confused game created by senior arts ma- is the idea that two criminals which was on display from Oct. version of the game, he said. good job,” he said. about the new wireless log in page. jor Nick Rosener as a part of a are captured by the police, and 5 to 9. He said the game records the Sophomore biology major Ghaz- “(Students) thought it was may- gallery he created to achieve his without each other’s knowledge Th e game allows the player to decisions, and he uploads them. al Mahzouni said she thought the be a phishing scam or something,” Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. they are both off ered deals for jump and maneuver around lev- change would be better for students. he said. Rosener said a video game freedom. els until the player is eventually See ART, Page 2

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67 Spartan Daily Blogs spartandailysports.wordpress.com k • Team chemistry aids Yankees to 27th championship Scorpio THH F SAA SUU [ Christian Garrucho / Contributing Photographer ] 67 67 67 67 METAL CONCERT: Rob Zombie rocked the Event Cen- ter on Tuesday night. See a slideshow at spartandailyphoto.com. 2[]NEWS Spartan Daily Thursday, November 5, 2009 Professor uses computer models of kelp forests Whitmore wellness aims to map effects of global climate change to empower people By Ryan Fernandez area or volume of habitat. Graham said the model com- conditions. Staff Writer Graham said kelp is a large, fast- pared information about the grow- “He’s come up with a way to By Ryan Fernandez a team, and it was nice to be growing type of algae that grows in ing conditions of kelp with oce- model one of the eff ects of climate Staff Writer egged on.” Students will no longer have to cold, nutrient-rich waters at depths anic data compiled from archives of change by predicting the location of Senior kinesiology major wonder what kelp forests looked of less than 25 meters. other scientifi c studies, ship logs and organisms based on their physical Th e Whitmore Wellness Hilary Barnes said her team, like 14,000 years ago. He said the study focused on old newspapers. requirements,” Bros said. Challenge was about more than “Pre-PT Babes,” was a great Michael Graham, a SJSU as- Southern California, because the When the study concluded, According to an e-mail from Mi- just being physically fi t, said a motivator for her own eff orts. sociate professor of marine ecology area contained “one of the largest, Graham said he and his colleagues chael Parrish, dean of the College of campus recreation offi cial. “Whenever I’d run into working at the Moss Landing Ma- most productive kelp forests in the found the total biomass and dis- Sciences, Graham was able to predict Kristine Kirkendall, campus them on campus, we’d joke rine Laboratory, published a study world.” tribution of Southern California’s the presence of unknown kelp de- recreation’s assistant director of and remind each other, ‘Did on ancient kelp forests in the Oct. Graham said a computer mod- kelp forests reached a peak about posits in the Galapagos Islands dur- fi tness and wellness, said the you hug someone?’ ‘Have you 22 issue of the scientifi c journal el was used to predict the distri- 14,000 years ago, and were about ing an earlier study, using the same Whitmore Wellness Challenge, worked out yet?’ ‘Did you re- “Nature.” bution and productivity of South- three times the size of modern techniques he used in this study. now running for a second se- member to study?’” she said. “Th is is the fi rst ever study of ern California kelp forests dating kelp forests. “Graham’s research on kelp for- mester, was about empowering “Th ey really hold you account- ancient kelp forests done in the back to a time period called the As time passed, he said, the ests has been instrumental in our people to make good decisions able.” world,” Graham said. “No one else Last Glacial Maximum, when ice forests slowly declined until about understanding better the ecological about their own health and President Jon Whitmore can tell you what kelp forests looked sheets covered the planet’s north- 7,500 years ago, when they reached and climatic signifi cance of kelp well-being. also participated in this semes- like 14,000 years ago.” ern and southern regions. levels similar to what we see today, forests, which form an important “We tried to encourage ter’s program. His teammates Graham said the fi ve-year study, “We were making maps of how losing as much as 70 percent of their part of coastal marine environments people to take care of them- were his wife, Jennifer Whit- published in collaboration with UC big the kelp forest should have been original biomass. along California and worldwide,” selves in ways other than just more, Presidential Aide Zaynna Santa Barbara researcher Brian Kin- over the last 18,000 years,” he said. “Clearly, today is not the kelp he stated. physical — spiritual, social and Fakhreddine, and Jessica Tran, lan and UC Davis Professor Rich- Graham said the study covered heyday,” Graham said. Leslee Parr, a biological sciences intellectual, too,” she said. outreach project coordinator ard Grosberg, looked at changes in an area of Southern California from Biological sciences Professor associate professor, said Graham’s re- Kirkendall said 100 stu- for the Offi ce of the Provost. the overall distribution and biomass San Diego to Point Conception, Shannon Bros said she was excited search was a “novel and signifi cant” dents, staff and faculty mem- “We did really well,” Jon of kelp forests in the waters off the west of Santa Barbara. He and his about the study, because Graham’s contribution. bers participated in the chal- Whitmore said. “Our team Southern California coast. colleagues looked at about 1,500 techniques might be useful in mod- “Having a publication in the lenge, which began Sept. 14 came in seventh place. It was a Th e Merriam-Webster Online square kilometers of Southern Cali- eling how climate change aff ects the journal ‘Nature’ is like winning and ended Oct. 25. good team eff ort.” Dictionary defi nes biomass as the fornia’s coastal areas, including off - distribution of organisms by track- the Academy Award of science,” Th e participants, divided He said the biggest obstacle amount of living matter in a unit shore islands. ing changes in their environmental she said. into 32 teams, spent six weeks to his success in the program performing healthy activities to was his schedule. win points to increase the rank- “Sometimes I had to come CampusImages ings of their teams, Kirkendall to work early and didn’t fi nish said. until 10 p.m., because I had to She said these activities in- attend a play or a reception din- cluded exercising daily, eating ner or because I had to travel,” healthy meals, giving out hugs Jon Whitmore said. “I would and attending sporting events. have these over-programmed “It was hysterical,” said Ra- days that didn’t allow me a time chel Vimont, a Student Health slot to exercise.” Center physical therapist. “It Jon Whitmore said he cred- really amused us to have to its his wife, Jennifer Whit- work for points, but it really more, with keeping him active kept morale up.” during the challenge. Vimont was the captain of “We encouraged each other “Chaos,” the winning team in and kept each other going,” he this semester’s Whitmore Well- said. “Of course, I still wanted ness Challenge. to try and outscore my wife.” She said students are usual- Jon Whitmore said he hopes ly so busy with work and their the participating teams would classes they forget to do simple continue the good habits they things that can greatly con- started in the program. tribute to their health, such “Th e challenge puts you in as getting enough sleep, fi nd- the pattern of exercising regu- ing time to relax, and fl ossing larly, hopefully long enough to their teeth. establish a habit,” he said. “Little things can have a Presidential Aide Zaynna [ Dave Cabebe / Spartan Daily ] lasting eff ect,” Vimont said. Fakhreddine said she was a Theresa Vogel stands in front of one of her pictures during the photo exhibit “Taking Pictures and Telling our “Th e challenge gives you six member of Jon Whitmore’s Stories: Community Participation of People with Mental Health Issues” on the fourth fl oor of Dr. Martin Luther weeks to change bad habits team during the last challenge King Jr. Library on Tuesday. The exhibit featured photos by mentally ill people documenting their community into good habits.” and said she couldn’t remember through their eyes. Vimont said the wellness exactly what rank they held. challenge was not about win- “Last time, we didn’t break the had wasn’t his fi rst choice, but the Nick Rosener said his family doubts about his major, and he ning, though she said she did top 10,” she said. “I don’t think ART bars attached to the entrance and and girlfriend helped him make has his own doubts as well. enjoy that aspect of the com- we even broke the top 20.” From Page 1 the confi ned space helped him the arcade cabinet and game. “I’m going to be graduating, petition. Fakhreddine said Jon map out what the gallery looked “My family was very helpful and I don’t know exactly what “It’s more about team build- Whitmore’s team would try “It’s pretty old school and like. and supportive,” he said. I’m going to be doing,” he said. ing and camaraderie, keeping to become one of the top fi ve radical,” senior animation major He said he keeps the lights Honoreen Rosener, Nick’s Honoreen Rosener said find- your peers about you,” she said. ranked teams in the next well- Bryan Mann said. dimmed to help create the atmo- mom, said she helped him with ing something that makes Nick “It was fun getting to work as ness challenge. Art Professor Steve Durie said sphere of the prison. the supplies to make the gallery Rosener happy is the most im- he enjoyed the game. “I wanted to have a prison/ar- and cabinet. portant thing. “It’s done well, and it’s fun,” cade feel,” he said. Tuvan Wang, a San Francisco “We’ll find a way to make it he said. Family Time State University fashion design work for the rest of your life,” Art in Video Games Antonio Ranuio, Rosener’s major and Nick Rosener’s girl- she said. Jean Fernandes, a senior grandfather, said he didn’t know friend, said she helped him with Nick Rosener said making graphic design major, said she how to play games but could still the idea behind the game. video games would be a dream liked that video games were be- appreciate the gallery. She said she wanted to give for him and that he’d try to ing used as art. “It’s a great accomplishment,” him input from someone who start making flash games and “You don’t see that often,” she he said. didn’t play video games. submitting them to gaming said. Rosener said he enjoyed the “He was thinking of gear- Web sites. Senior arts major Ali Shajjadi smiles on people’s faces as they ing towards people who play “As long as I can make art, said there’s often a question about played the game. games,” she said. I’m going to be happy,” he the relationship between art and “I just love that people play She said her boyfriend has said. technology. and jump around and get into been making video games since Honoreen Rosener said she Shajjadi said the gallery went it,” he said. “It makes me feel high school. thinks Nick would do well with beyond the confi nes of a video good.” Honoreen Rosener said she art in life after college. game. Kenneth Rosener, a junior knew Nick Rosener would end “Art is so much a part of his “What is the place of art in computer science major and up creating art. life that I think he’s going to technology?” he said. “What is Nick’s brother, said the game “I knew he would have to do find a way to express that no the place of technology in art?” turned out well. that, because he’s been draw- matter what he does,” she said. Shajjadi said Rosener was one “It’s pretty good actually,” he ing since he was in the fourth of the better examples of answer- said. grade,” she said. ing that question. Kenneth Rosener said he Nick Rosener said he was one Rosener said he found that his helped his brother set up the ar- of the kids who would draw on gallery appealed to a lot of diff er- cade cabinet and composed one the back of restaurant menus. ent age groups. of the songs used in the game. He said his parents had “Th ere was a mom and her kid,” he said. “Th e kid played it, like, four times, and the mom helped him play it.” He said people that didn’t play the game also enjoyed just look- ing at the gallery. Th e gallery includes a full ar- cade cabinet of the game, called “Prison Escape,” with a prison- like cot in one corner of the room and a toilet in the other, he said. He said he also included prison jumpsuits, made by his girlfriend, and hung sheets of beat-up look- ing paper around the walls to look like escape plans and detail what the “prisoner’s dilemma” is. Rosener said the gallery he Thursday, November 5, 2009 Spartan Daily []NEWS 3 really have no place to go. smear their feces on the walls, and HOMELESS “I’m going to qualify that, be- the poor custodians have to go From Page 1 cause you do see guys with big clean that up.” shopping carts going down San She said there is another man “I crash on some guy’s couch Fernando, and sometimes they who will bathe himself in the rest- now and then,” she said. “I usually have shopping carts fi lled with rooms fi rst thing in the morning. can fi nd a roof over my head.” bottles, and they also have blan- “Th e custodians usually work She collects bottles and cans kets fl ung over the bottles.” at night, so the bathrooms are nice from trash bins and recycling bins He said he thinks some home- and clean for the students and fac- around the city. less people make small change by ulty and staff during the day,” she “I stay away from campus, be- trading in bottles and cans, but said. “People like this guy — this cause there’s too much competi- that most must have a spot for guy being just one of them — will tion there,” she said. “It’s easier to storage. go in there fi rst thing in the morn- go around the city.” Ramirez said another issue ing, and they will take a bath in Hale separates bottles and cans Facilities Development and Op- the sink, and make a big water in reusable grocery bags that hang erations has is that students feel mess, leaving paper towels every- from her shopping cart. sorry for people who dig through where.” “I go to Sims to drop off cans recycling bins and trash to make She said when students use the and bottles,” she said. “You get a living. restrooms they see the mess and $50 on Monday and $100 on “I’m trying to move us towards think the custodians did nothing. Th ursday. Sunday is a gold mine. I a model like what Chico does with “It’s a good thing they have a go with a guy on Sunday, and we their recycling, where the students place to hang out,” said Nancy [ Kirsten Aguilar / Spartan Daily ] split the money. Th ey measure by are actually responsible for picking Velazquez, a sophomore business Mariano Hernandez collects recyclables from campus trash bins from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. pound.” up the recycling,” she said. major at Mission College. “Don’t every day, often fi lling an empty shopping cart by late afternoon. She said that on Mondays, Sims She said Cal State Chico hires mind them as long as they aren’t Metal Management on Monterey students to collect the recycling on destructive, it’s fi ne.” cility houses 39 men, he said. of the ministry, said that in the Since the start of the reces- Highway pays $1.20 per pound, campus, and she plans to create a Calvin Brown, facility man- Fallon said Gable Blocks and past the homeless shelter used to sion, 6 million jobs have been and on Th ursdays and Sundays it work-study program for students ager of King Library, said because his family have been providing house 15 families, but then it re- lost and in May 2009, the offi - pays $1.80 per pound. to pick up recycling at SJSU or of public accessibility of King Li- a home for males released from duced to fi ve families in 2007. cial national unemployment rate Forensic chemistry major Lyn- run the entire recycling program brary, a large population of home- state facilities, males with past “Once somebody was accept- was 9.4 percent, according to the zie Miramontez said unauthorized on campus. less patrons utilize the facility on substance abuse, males with ed into the program, they would National Homeless Web site. recycling collectors do not bother “Th en they can cash in the cans a daily basis, often staying from mental health issues, and veter- be able to keep their bed,” Perry According to the National her. and bottles, and the money goes open until close. ans traumatized from the Viet- said. “When there were openings, Low Income Housing Coalition “When I see them, I give back into funds to pay more stu- “Th e greatest impact on our nam War. it was fi rst come, rstfi serve.” Web site, approximately 40 per- them a bag of cans and bottles,” dents, and to set that up we have operation is the manner in which Fallon said he still visits Noyer. Homeless people would ask cent of families facing eviction she said. to make sure there’s more recycling some, not all, of the homeless “I also have students go down for shelter, and if they had space because of foreclosure are rent- “Scavengers” to collect,” Ramirez said. patrons abuse the restrooms,” there on Christmastime, and have they were allowed to stay if they ers, and 7 million households “Scavengers on campus steal Th e current recycling collec- Brown said. “Occasionally I have them bring food, sparkling apple followed the conditions of the living on low incomes (31 to the bottles and cans from recycling tion program at SJSU is run by an to address complaints from the cider and sing Christmas carols center, he said. 50 percent of Area Median In- bins on campus, both from the ex- intern from San Jose Conservation students concerning a homeless with the guys,” he said. “Th ey, of course, had to agree come) are at risk of foreclosure. terior bins and from inside build- Corps, she said. patron harboring a bad odor, but One organization that several to the rules, which involved the California Housing Issues ings where they have absolutely Th e city of San Jose funds San for most part the students seem sociology courses have support- standard things — no violence, According to the San Jose no business,” said Terri Ramirez, Jose Conservation Corps, a non- to ignore this issue and take it in ed in the last few years is called no alcohol, no drugs,” he said. Housing Web site, rental rates recycling and moving services spe- profi t organization that keeps at- stride.” Christian Housing Alliance Min- Fight Against Homelessness in San Jose remain out of reach cialist of Facilities Development risk youth off the streets, accord- Ramirez said this also happens istry, a group that until recently “Th ere’s a hundred diff erent for working families. and Operations. ing to the Web site. in the Industrial Studies building. provided homeless shelter for reasons people are homeless — Th e 2008 annual salary of Scavengers essentially steal alu- Th e recycling interns are placed Sociology lecturer Michael families in collaboration with they lost their jobs, didn’t have janitors, retail salespersons, minum cans, plastic bottles and at various junior colleges, colleges Fallon said he spends time in First Christian Church at 80 S. money to pay rent, were evict- health care support occupations glass bottles and universi- King Library and has noticed a lot Fifth St., he said. ed, or were in domestic violence and construction do not make from recycling “Occasionally I have to ties to collect of homeless people. Th ree to four years ago, one situations and they had to leave enough money to aff ord a one- bins, Ramirez address complaints from recycling, ac- “For the most part I fi nd them SJSU sociology student created with their children very sud- bedroom rental apartment for said. the students concerning a cording to the very well behaved,” he said. “I the Student Homeless Alliance, denly,” Perry said. $1,325 per month in San Jose, She said homeless patron harboring Conservation shouldn’t even pass judgment on which directly supports the min- According to the National according to the San Jose Hous- her crew is re- a bad odor, but for most Corps Char- them. I think it works out, which istry, Fallon said. Homeless Web site, the Na- ing Web site. sponsible for part the students seem to ter School is a great tribute, since the library Th e people who reside at the tional Coalition Homeless re- Th e median cost of home cleaning the ignore this issue and take it Web site. is a joint project of San Jose State ministry probably have no half- port found that there was a 32 ownership in the San Francisco sidewalks and in stride.” Ramirez and the city.” way house connection, they are percent jump in the number of metropolitan area is $850,000, other areas on - Calvin Brown said the recy- He said he thinks students truly homeless, he said. foreclosures between April 2008 according to the American campus us- Facility Manager of Dr. Martin Luther King cling interns ignore library patrons who are Sandy Perry, outreach director and April 2009. Dream Coalition Web site. ing a pressure Jr. Library are not paid homeless, and said for the most part they do not cause diffi culty washer, brushes, hoses and other by SJSU, but they receive money for others. equipment. from the cans and bottles they “I think often times we forget A lot of the required cleaning sell. that many of the homeless are tru- is because of homeless people def- “If we lost them (recycling ly intelligent individuals,” he said. ecating and urinating in various interns), we would be left with “Th ey benefi t as well as enjoy hav- areas around campus, Ramirez nobody to collect the cans and ing access to stimulating environ- said. bottles, except we would have to ments such as the library.” “I see a lot of homeless people assign it to grounds or custodians Communications major Der- on campus, they smell a lot, that’s as an additional duty that they rick Agas said he works at Burger the only problem in there,” said have to pick up,” she said. King in the Student Union, and said Bhargava Yammanuru, an She said “scavengers” have said homeless people do not cause engineering and computer science rifl ed through trash cans and re- any trouble, but some do ask for graduate. “I fi nd the restrooms cycling bins during convocation free burgers. messed up a lot of times, not sure while the university’s president Halfway Houses if homeless is responsible.” was speaking. Fallon said he is the director of Ramirez said these scavengers Fallon said it is hard to deter- Center of Community Learning are a big nuisance, often going mine whether “scavengers” are and Leadership, which is a pro- into classrooms while classes are in homeless. gram that sends students in any session to take recycling items. “It would be very easy to ste- course that needs a service learn- “Th ey drag their leaking bags reotype and to blame, but it’s re- ing requirement out into the com- through the buildings, leaving a ally hard to draw the line where munity. messy trail that our custodial staff somebody is truly homeless and He said through his work with then has to spend time and labor sleeps on the street with abso- the center he has learned that to clean up,” she said. lutely no resources to people who there are a lot of halfway houses In addition to stealing the re- are mentally disturbed living in a near SJSU. cycling items, the scavengers often halfway house,” he said. Halfway house residents may steal the plastic liners within the King Library be perceived as homeless people recycling bins, so when someone Ramirez said another issue when they pan-handle, he said. throws a leaky can into the bin it similar to scavengers that Facilities Fallon said the center partners makes a mess that will eventually Development and Operations staff with other homeless organizations, smell and take hours to clean out, must deal with is homeless people particularly EHC Life Builders on she said. not cleaning up after themselves Little Orchard Street, and Sacred “Th ese liners also cost money, in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Heart Community Services on so we are spending more than we Library. South First Street. need to on replacement liners,” “Just because you’re homeless “Th is semester I’m piloting a she said. doesn’t mean you can’t use the new sociology course called ‘hous- Ramirez said the scavengers library,” said Ruth Kifer, dean of ing and homeless,’ but it’s not also damage the recycling bins, King Library. completely focused on the home- often breaking into them when She said King Library is a pub- less,” he said. “It’s more focused on they cannot reach the recycling lic building, so it has no policy on being home-less — not owning a through the openings. homeless patrons. home.” We have 56 brand new recy- She said there are some general SJSU Community and Poverty cling bins that are being placed complaints from people who do Fallon said he formed a rela- on campus, and some of them are not like having homeless people in tionship with Steve Noyer, a man already damaged, she said. King Library, but other than that he thought was homeless. “So, some of the scavengers they do not cause any problems. “Whenever I saw Steve on may be also homeless, some are Kifer said King Library sup- campus I would stop and talk not,” she said. “Th ey have made it ports diversity and is tolerant of with him, and see how he was do- their job to collect the recycling.” all kinds of diff erences, whether it ing,” he said. “I got in the habit Sociology lecturer Michael is race, gender, ethnicity or socio- of giving him $5 every time I saw Fallon said people snatching re- economic status. him.” cycling items are probably not Ramirez said she has a diff er- He said he remembers his homeless. ent view of homeless individuals birthday, Aug. 7th, and buys him “Th ey have to have some base in the library. something he needs as a gift. of operation,” he said. “I mean, “I don’t know who’s doing this “I come to fi nd out Steve ac- when you’re truly talking about in the MLK library,” Ramirez said. tually lives at Gabe Blocks Adults the homeless, you’re talking again “I would say homeless or whoever, Residential Facility, which is at about someone who sleeps over- some of them aren’t mentally all 140 N. Fifth St.,” he said. night at St. James Park, and they there, and they’ll go in there and Blocks Adults Residential Fa- Spartan Daily Thursday 4 A & E [] , November 5, 2009

Review: Concert Rob Zombie rises again to rock

By Stephanie Vallejo the hokey pokey. Th e twangy Opinion Editor sound of the table guitar, and the continuous beat of the upright Naked anime girls, eerie music bass made me tap my toes. and the smell of a certain green This Johnny-Cash-on-a- plant are just a few of the ex- Halloween-trip band also had pected post-Halloween madness a female zombie come out for I saw, heard and smelled at the a couple of songs. Rob Zombie concert Wednesday She played her go-go danc- night. ing part well while her hips Following a fl ow of black T- shook to the songs and had a shirts into the Event Center, I continuous, creepy, wide-eyed knew there was a metal show look on her face. about to happen. But my all-time favorite Despite the long line outside, song from the band had to be the arena wasn’t full. Only half of “I’m at Home Gett ing Ham- the main fl oor was occupied by mered (While She’s Out Gett ing fans. Nailed.)” Th e opening band, Cap- During one of his talks to the [ Photos by Christian Garrucho / Contributing Photographer] tain Clegg and the Night Crea- audience, lead singer Cushing Frontman Rob Zombie performs Tuesday evening at the Event Center. tures, was familiar to those who Clegg mentioned how he also watched Rob Zombie’s latest was in collaboration with Zom- its “white trash” hits. the lett ers “Z-O-M-B-I-E,” cre- John 5, Rob Zombie’s guitar- since 2002, so I’m glad I was able fi lm, “Halloween II.” bie when writing the song “Dick Next came what I call the ating hysteria among the now ist, said, “Let’s have some fun” to see the man behind the “Hal- Th e band started the night Soup” for the movie, “Th e Devil’s “gel” band. crowded arena. and began playing a Rick Spring- loween” remake in action. with its Texan southern charm Rejects.” My eyes were transfi xed Clips from Zombie’s R-rated fi eld song. I’ve been to heavy metal shows and top hats. Although the audience hadn’t to the men’s hair, because it animated fi lm, “Th e Haunted “Everybody look at this blond- before, but I hadn’t gone to one Th e fi rst two songs were fast reached full capacity yet, Captain seemed as though it had de- World of El Superbeasto,” ap- haired guy in the front,” Zombie since the summer. tempo and made me want to do Clegg rocked the audience with feated the law of gravity. The peared on the screen featuring a said. “He can’t stop smiling aft er Watching Rob Zombie live slicked back “Fonzie” look sexually-fueled masked man and we played Springfi eld.” was just what I needed to keep didn’t deter from the band’s a busty blonde. “Actually, there’s way too much my metal heart alive. ability to kick-start a mosh pit “Superbeasto” is a wrestler smiling going on here,” he joked. in the center of the arena. who is a part-time superhero and Th e headlining band closed This story has an Necromantix describes it- full-time celebrity, according to the night with “Dragula,” leaving Online Slideshow self as “pychobilly,” according the elsuperbeasto Web site. the crowd satisfi ed. to its offi cial Web site. These Zombie opened his set with Th is was the fi rst concert Rob SpartanDailyphotoblog.com guys, and their girl drummer, “Lurking on Channel X” and got Zombie has played in San Jose were awesome despite the fact the crowd members banging their that the bass was so loud it felt heads and moving at the speed of like I was wearing vibrating fl ashing lights. Top 10 socks. Among the expected songs, The lead singer’s upright such as “Superbeast,” it also Alternativo En Espanol ksjs.org bass was coffi n-shaped, with a played three White Zombie songs cross as its headstock. including “More human than hu- Artist Song The band was fun to watch, man” and “Th underkiss ’65.” 1. Amandititan La Muy Muy but its songs sounded pretty White Zombie was Rob Zom- much the same. bie’s previous band. 2. Alejandra Guzmanmana Mirala, Miralo Both opening bands set the During “Th underkiss ’65,” I audience up for the big attrac- was so preoccupied with watch- Electro tion — the Rob Zombie show. ing the videos of topless women While the stage hands were and naked anime characters, I Artist Song setting up, the Event Center didn’t notice how large the mosh was fi lled with music scores pit had become — and how close 1. Wallpaperpaperpap DDoDoodoo Face that brought me back to slasher I was to it. fi lms such as “Psycho.” A fl ood of black shirts and 2. Chromeoommeo Night By Night Aft er about 20 minutes of an- bare backs rushed past me, and ticipation and listening to music I couldn’t help but stay close Jazz from horror movies — which enough to watch. Artist Song made it even worse — the Event Th ere were even some brave Top: Rob Zombie performs on Tuesday evening. Center turned black. girls att empting to join the circle 1. Bebel Golberto Aganju Bottom: Guitarist John 5 performs with Rob Zombie. A huge white screen projected pit. Th e band also played new 2. Michael Bellar Heavyweight Love Match songs such as, “Werewolf Women of the SS” and “Sick Bubble.” Subversive Rock Aft er each song, Zombie in- vited the audience to participate Artist SongS in the concert festivities. 1. Hatebreed Th roughh Th ee ThTh orns He carried a fl ood light that he shone on the audience and fo- 2. Green Jelly Stabby Th e Clown cused in on those who were still sitt ing in their seats. Urban Zombie said something along the lines of, “Why are you sitt ing Artist SongSoo down at a rock concert? Don’t Walk Th esese Streetseetsets (feat(feat.(feat. 1. Rakim you do enough sitt ing at home in Maino)no)o) front of the computer?” HHere I Am (feat. Phonte, 2. BK-One Involving the crowd didn’t Brother Ali, Th e Grouch) stop there. Thursday, November 5, 2009 Spartan Daily A] & E 5 Restaurant of the Week: Tandoori Oven Curry entices students to put fi ve on it

By Suzanne Yada en tikka masala, not just Staff Writer because it’s my default menu item for anything In- dian, but also because I’m I have this magic card with a chicken. my picture on it. It’s the mildest curry on the It lets me eat yummy In- menu, and I’m not ashamed to dian food cheaply at Tandoori admit that I don’t do spicy. Oven downtown — it’s called a I also admit it’s an unimagi- Tower Card. native choice. Not sure what else it does, I grew up in a strange land but who cares? where no Indian restaurants ex- I just show proof that I’m a isted, so I still have a little trou- student to the nice people with ble understanding the menu the food, and they allow me to beyond my familiar dishes. consume the food, a la carte or Luckily, there are people in wrap form, in exchange for behind the counter willing fi ve bucks. to help. Filling food, too. I recently thought I’d get My magic card also lets me adventurous with a lamb ko- buy any entree and get one rma curry. for free. Th e lamb It’s crazy. was marinat- I have I grew up in a strange ed perfectly, brought in land where no Indian and the fl a- friends, a restaurants existed, so vors of the co-worker, I have a little trouble sauce were my former understanding the menu unique and teacher and beyond my familiar delicious. my mother dishes. It was who drove just a tad too in from the spicy for my Central Valley — assumingly naive tastes. for yummy food, but I suppose Someone was nice enough to visit me too. to bring me a side of yogurt, or Tandoori Oven rocks for raita, to cool it down. [ Photos by Suzanne Yada / Spartan Daily ] taking people out like that. Later I decided to go back to The outside of Tandoori Oven located at 150 S. First St. Th e place works as ei- my default chicken tikka masa- ther a dine-in or take- la, but this time I ordered it as Th ey take amazing baked masala and potatoes and some fi lling inside the wrap? ery other way. out eatery, depending on a wrap. naan, and make it even more mint mayo sauce in it. Th e other complaint has Th e shop itself is clean and your mood. It’s much easier to take with amazing by putting chicken Th en they roll it up, and nothing to do with the wrap, painted with bright, funky I typically get the chick- me than ordering curry to go. you fork over a fi ver for the joy but with one annoying thing colors. of consuming it. that happens when you’re din- It’s super close to campus, My one complaint about ing in. and it fi lls you up on aff ordable, that wrap is that there is no Th ey serve you the food good food that isn’t a burger or bottom to it. Th e insides just without silverware. You have to a burrito. fall out. go and get it. Just show them the magic I’m not asking for an Indian What is up with that, Tan- card from SJSU with your burrito, but couldn’t there be doori Oven? photo on it, and they will take some clever way to keep all the I love this place in about ev- care of the rest.

Lamb korma curry a la carte with a side of warm naan bread. A la carte dishes are served with a side of either naan bread or rice. 6[]SPORTS Spartan Daily Thursday, November 5, 2009 Yanks win title No. 27 Last line NEW YORK (AP) — Paint the town in pinstripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball’s best again. Hideki Matsui tied a World Series record with six RBIs, Andy Pettitte won on short rest and New York beat the Philadelphia Phil- of defense lies 7-3 in Game 6 on Wednesday night, fi nally seizing that elusive 27th title. It was the team’s fi rst since winning three straight from 1998-2000. Matsui powered a quick rout of old foe Pedro Martinez — and when Mariano Rivera got the fi nal out it was ecstasy in the Bronx for George Steinbrenner’s go-for-broke bunch. What a way for Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and crew to christen their $1.5 billion ballpark: One season, one championship. And to think it capped a season that started in turmoil — a ste- roids scandal involving A-Rod, followed by hip surgery that kept him out until May. For Chase Utley and the Phillies, it was a frustrating end to an- other scintillating season. Philadelphia fell two wins short of becom- ing the fi rst NL team to repeat as World Series champions since the 1975-76 Cincinnati Reds. Ryan Howard’s sixth-inning homer came too late to wipe away his World Series slump, and Phillies pitchers rarely managed to slow Matsui and the Yankees’ machine. In a fi tting coincidence, this championship came eight years to SJSU men’s soccer the day after the Yankees lost Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. co-captain Monjaras spartandailysports.wordpress.com directs back line Check our online content: blogs, more photos, videos, polls and downloads.

[ Kirsten Aguilar / Spartan Daily ] spartandailysports.wordpress.com Defender Oscar Monjaras looks on during the Spartans 5-0 win over Notre Dame de Namur on Sept. 16.

By Jhenene Louis him to become involved with soc- “I live in the outer parts of the McGuire said. “He is a great the defense,” Benton said. “Some- “I have progressed some in the Staff Writer cer when he was 6 years old. city, so it’s pretty tranquil,” he guy.” one who is experienced and also four and a half years that I’ve been “My parents are very involved said. “And my dad has a ranch and McGuire said Monjaras, whose a leader — those are the qualities here,” he said. “I have worked my If balancing school, work and with not only my athletics but a couple of horses. I like to ride. teammates call him “Fish,” has a that Monjaras has.” way from the bottom all the way being captain of the SJSU men’s also my well-being,” Monjaras It’s comforting. lot of good qualities when it comes Monjaras said it was diffi cult to the top. soccer team isn’t enough, Oscar said. “Th ey were cheering me on Monjaras said he also enjoys to soccer. for him when he fi rst started as “When I fi rst started soccer it Monjaras does not plan on slow- in the crowd at my last game. It other sports such as golf. “He is the type of guy when ev- a freshman, but now he wants to was diffi cult. Now I am co-cap- ing down anytime soon. was a very emotional day for me. “Two of my teammates and eryone is feeling down he pumps serve as an example for the fresh- tain. It truly has been an amazing He said he hopes to play profes- It meant so much to me that they I like to hit the driving range a everyone up and motivates every- man players on his team. story for me.” sionally in the future, and with his showed up. It’s like my motivation lot,” he said. “I’m not the best golf one to do their best,” he said. “But family along the sidelines cheering to keep doing better.” player though, but we can defi - he also has a playful side. Fish is him on, he is motivated to be the Monjaras said this semester has nitely love to hit some balls. It’s always the one to say what’s on best on and off the fi eld. been more relaxing for him than just a lot of fun.” his mind. He is usually the goofy Originally from Watsonville, previous semesters. Monjaras said he has fun hang- one.” Monjaras said though he comes In the spring he works as a serv- ing out with his teammates Brian Kinesiology major Nick Cukar from humble beginnings, he has er at Marie Callender’s and said he McGuire and Nick Cukar. said Monjaras also brings profes- always been well taken care of, and enjoys working with people. “On Halloween we went to sionalism to the team. that soccer was a great experience In his downtime, Monjaras go see the Michael Jackson movie “Th is is Oscar’s fi fth year,” Cu- for him when he was younger. said he is a regular guy and likes to ‘Th is Is It’ which was awesome by kar said. “He knows the game well “My town that I grew up in is have fun like other people his age. the way, and we just walked the and the hard work it entails. He’s kind of a rough town,” Monja- “I’m a real animal person — I streets of Santa Cruz,” he said. “It not only a strong leader but a great ras said. “If you’re headed in the love dogs,” he said. “I also love be- was cool that night.” team player.” wrong direction you can end up ing outside and going to the beach Justice studies major Brian Assistant coach Dan Benton in the wrong places. Soccer was a and just relaxing.” McGuire said Monjaras is a great said Monjaras has a great work great outlet for me. It kept me out When Monjaras is at home, he example for his other teammates. ethic. of trouble.” said he loves the time he spends “He is a natural born leader, “He knows what it takes to He said his parents encouraged with his parents. and he is really easy to talk to,” win, and that’s what we need on CLASSIFIEDS

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Th is is a great example of mak- ... women who slept fewer than five hours a night had ing homemade ice pops. Stephanie Vallejo As a child, you have the ba- increased risk of cardiovascular problems? sic essentials, but as an adult Bird’s The Word you’re free to drive to Bed Bath The same wasn’t true for men, according to a study from & Beyond and buy an ice cream maker. Warwick Medical School in England. Difffering hormone An upgrade? Yes. Growing up is like making your own Popsicles Before I moved out of my safe, parental cocoon, I levels may be to blame. at home. remembered thinking, “When I move out, I will eat If you have all the basic items needed — water, McDonald’s fries every single day.” Kool-Aid mix, a freezer, ice trays, and toothpicks — Now that I’m grown and have put on a good Self Magazine you’re all set for success. amount of weight, that’s the last thing on my Th ey’re pretty easy to make as long as you take mind. the right steps, and you don’t take them out too In college, I’m assuming we have all gone through early, because if that happens, it’s a disaster. the awkward years of adolescence, with pimples ga- How one good game When I was younger, I wanted to grow up fast. lore and sweaty palms — unless you are in your I wanted boots with heels. I wanted to pluck my early teens, grossly surpassing my higher education eyebrows, and I wanted to wear makeup like the journey. of golf turned into a hobby girls on TV. Sometimes I wish I was still in that era. Little did I know being an adult sucks. I know I can’t be the only one who thinks we are I’m 21 years old, and I feel like I can’t act too silly, growing up too fast. the long drive was swept away because it might aff ect my chances of getting a job. Th e confusion and strain in acting your age is with thoughts of the next iron Every little action may be scrutinized, especially everywhere. Angela Marino shot. what I choose to post online. Even as recently as Halloween, I saw adults Staff Writer I gathered my golf bag and If I put college pictures up, my younger siblings dressed as Teletubbies and others dressed as older trudged to my ball. will see how I act and what I do. And if I add my adults such as Michael Jackson and a construction The ball landed directly professors as friends on Facebook, they will know worker. onto the green as it bounced how I truly feel about their classes. It seems as though I may be going through a pre- Golf is an old man’s sport, to the first tee of the day. and regained its traction on Plus, what I choose to upload is a refl ection of mid-life crisis. but I love to play the game. On this day, it was a crisp the grass. my maturity and respect for myself. Th ere are certainly perks to growing up, such as Golf is a different kind of morning outside as the sun The satisfaction of the shot I don’t have inappropriate pictures that would the “wisdom” older people claim to have, but keep- sport — it doesn’t involve any rose. left me feeling confident, as get me in trouble, but if I want a job after I graduate ing the originality of yourself is key to being happy teammates. My stance was solid, and I I pulled out my putter to ad- next year I’ll probably delete some right now. with your age. I guess a caddy could be was focused on the ball. dress the hardest part of golf. Have I become too mature? Getting older means more than just doing the considered a teammate, but My posture was correct, my A putt is one of the most Why can’t I just stay forever young, just as Sesa- right thing. I think sometimes I forget that acting when stepping up the tee, a grip was relaxed. difficult golf swings to per- me Street has for 40 years? your age is OK. golfer is alone. My weight shifted from fect. Th is month marks Sesame Street’s 40th anniver- People say, “You’re only (insert age here) once,” The game is about the my left to my right foot as I That swing is all about the sary. From the looks of it, it still has the same basic and I’m beginning to really take that to heart. course and the ability of the brought back the driver. soft touch versus the powerful children programs on its show and is stronger than Unlike Elmo and all the furry puppets in Sesame golfer to understand it. I pulled back my weight to swing on the fairway. ever. Street, we all have to eventually grow up. A game can be played with- my left foot as I barreled down A simple mistake can dras- But on a closer look, viewers can see how much I want to be forever young, but there’s nothing out anyone present. It is easy on the ball with the club face. tically change a score on the it has adapted to new technology and has added new wrong with the experience of growing old. to walk onto I felt numb green. teaching programs. Stephanie Vallejo is the Spartan Daily the course The feeling of a great at the initial The rest of the day went So, they stayed the same, but they kept up with opinion editor. “Bird’s the Word” appears and play a swing is exhilarating as contact of the well as I hit the ball without the times. every Thursday. round of 18 ball as I felt thinking — every swing felt holes with- the pride of the long the power of natural. out talking drive is swept away with my swing and This day was the reason I from the to another thoughts of the next iron the technolo- fell in love with golf at the age Letter Spartan Daily soul. shot. gy of the club of 12. One of combined to I will never forget the way In Tuesday’s edition of the Spartan Daily, we reported on protesters accusing the my best loft the ball I felt that day as I walked the San Jose Police Department of brutality. games of into the air. course with such accomplish- Our reporter at the event did not encounter any SJPD presence and did not seek golf was The smooth ment. comment from the department. played a few months ago. noise from the club head clip- Golf is a game that I still We should have held the story, pending comment from SJPD. My heart was beating out of ping the moist grass gave me find fascinating and challeng- As a news organization, we strive for neutrality in our coverage of issues, and we my chest, and I felt the dew- instant gratification. ing each time I play. feel the majority of our reporting has succeeded in that goal. We take our neutral drops of the grass sprinkle the My swing ended with my There is nothing more re- role seriously and we apologize to our readers for this lapse. back of my calves. body facing the target. I lifted warding than having an amaz- With this in mind, our reporter has reached out to members of the law I grabbed my driver out of my head to see the ball flying ing day of golf. enforcement community for comment about this issue in an attempt to balance our my bag and walked up to the in mid arch toward the fair- Golf was once the acronym coverage. tee. way. for gentlemen only, ladies for- Anxiety and anticipation The feeling of a great swing bidden, but it is no longer a The Spartan Daily editors overcame me as I stepped up was exhilarating as the pride of stereotypical old man’s sport.

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ent pool,” Harris said. about 30 percent of those who under campuswide impac- Author uses writing TALENT Linda Ozaki, an adminis- apply join the program.” tion is limited to Santa Clara From Page 1 trative assistant of SJSU ath- He said the school of music County and for upper divi- to learn from inside letics, said intercollegiate ath- and dance looks more for mu- sion transfer students, the lo- By Husain Sumra He said he thought he was “It should be equal for ev- letic teams, not club sports, sical talent than GPA. cal area is Santa Clara County Staff Writer going to die, so he sent seven eryone, no exceptions, includ- have a talent-based exemption “We are required to accept and Santa Cruz, according to of his stories to his agent, who ing student athletes,” she said. from the impaction plan. all music and dance prospec- the SJSU Web site. The Center for Literary sent them to The New Yorker. Th e impaction guidelines “Many of our student ath- tive students from Santa Clara Local applicants are ac- Arts continued its Major Au- Johnson said his old editor have three basic components letes are from outside Santa County, but we do not have cepted first, and then other thor Series with speaker Denis had become the editor for The — campuswide impaction with Clara County or Santa Cruz,” to admit them into the pro- applicants are considered, Johnson, as about 150 people New Yorker, but after his sto- a restricted local area for most she said. fessional program,” he said. according to the SJSU Web gathered in King Library. ries were put in The New York- programs, statewide local areas Harris said the talent-based “Prospective students outside site. “It was very inspirational,” er, the publication lost around for a few specialized programs, exemption is a blessing and a Santa Clara County must “These students must ad- junior English major Dana 60 subscribers and the editor and programmatic impaction curse. meet the professional degree, here to the same standards and Demercuril said. eventually left. for those degree programs that He said admitting students which means they must pass deadlines as other students,” In his talk, held in the Dr. He said that when he wrote are heavily over-subscribed, ac- into the program is like a bal- the audition.” Harris said. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, his book of short stories, “Je- cording to the SJSU Web site. ancing act, because the exemp- Sara Moravej, a graduate She said the football team Johnson said he started out as sus’ Son,” he gave his publisher Edward Harris, director of tion is based on the specific student in vocal performance, might need someone with ex- a poet when he was 20 years 10 stories, and those 10 stories school of music and dance, needs of the programs. said she was accepted into the perience in a certain position, old at the University of Iowa. were going to be half of the said the assistant vice chancel- For example, if the program program even though she lives and finding that person is a Johnson said he wanted book of short stories. lor, Robert Turnage, informed has too many piano players, it outside of Santa Clara County. necessity to have a complete to learn the craft of writing Johnson said he didn’t fin- Harris before the Fall 2009 se- will not admit anymore, he The Chancellor’s Office team, which means recruiting through poetry. ish writing the book, because mester that talent-based pro- said. finalized the impaction plan student athletes outside of “I was going to learn the he got tired of writing it. grams would need to admit “Our main problem is for 2010 consisting of cam- Santa Clara County. word from the inside,” he said. He said his writing has students statewide. filling ensembles in the pro- puswide impaction with a “Same goes for music,” she He said he published his changed from short stories and “They obviously gave ath- gram,” he said. “We are one of restricted local area for most said. “The orchestra may need first book of poetry at the age poetry to more recent eff orts letics the exemption first, but the last two to three CSUs to programs, according to the a cellist. Finding the cellist is of 20. such as the book “Tree of Life.” then they said music, theatre, support a marching band. We SJSU Web site. crucial if we are to have a full Laura Curren, a junior lib- “I see a more of a gradual drama would need a larger tal- get about 350 applicants and The local area for freshmen orchestra.” eral studies major, said she evolution there,” he said. would like to get some of her He said he shifted his writ- poems published and that ing from a more personal style Johnson’s situation at 20 in- based on life experiences to a spired her. more universal approach. “It just encourages me to Johnson said he became a keep going,” she said. playwright for a while and that Johnson said writing poetry he liked the experience. was easy for him. “It can be just marvelous,” “I was able to keep track he said. of things enough to write a He said the only time it can poem,” he said. be gratifying to watch his work Johnson said he started to become a live play is when the write novels while at the Uni- play lives up to or surpasses versity of Iowa, but he couldn’t the quality of his writing. finish any of them. Johnson said working with “I started a new one every actors as a writer is a good ex- week,” he said. perience that he recommends Johnson said he started writ- to young writers. ing short stories and wrote them “Actors are insecure,” he said. like he would like to read them. He said actors wanted to sit He said the short stories were with him and learn about his initially exercises to help his characters all the time. writing, but he said he enjoyed Johnson said he had some the voice he was writing in. advice for students during He said that later in his life budget cuts. he had malaria and hepatitis, his “Just go out and experience wife left him, and the Internal the world a little bit, and then [ Kirsten Aguilar / Spartan Daily ] Revenue Service was after him. come back,” he said. Craig Mckenzie, a graduate student in conducting, plays a euphonium during a symphony band class Monday.